For centuries, the kings of Christendom exercised extraordinary control over the Church in their realms. They convened synods, appointed bishops, endowed monasteries, and helped themselves to the revenues of ecclesiastical properties-claiming to do so by the authority of God Himself. In this fascinating study of the medieval propaganda of sacred monarchy, Phillip Campbell, author of The Story of Civilization series, traces the rise and fall of theocratic kingship in the Middle Ages

Power From On High: Theocratic Kingship from Constantine to the Reformation

History

Campbell, Phillip

Europe

Cruachan Hill Press

"Lady Manaeth, thou blessed among women," old Naross said, voice booming, "come and claim the throne of they father...be our queen in peace and war, and we will pledge troth to thee, to fight for thee and serve thee all thy days as our queen." Manaeth scarcely had time to answer before the men of war there assembled shouted their assent and clashed their spears upon their shields. How could this be? How could a young woman rule such people? How could she unite the clans of Asylia and lead them to victory against the challenges to come?\nThis new edition of Phillip Campbell's Tale of Manaeth includes an author's foreword, world-building appendices, and updated maps and illustrations. Written in the high epic style of such classics as the Silmarillion and the Iliad, Phillip Campbell's Tale of Manaeth is a welcome escape into the genre of archaic fantasy.\nRecommended for ages 13 and up due to graphic war sequences and violence.

Tale of Manaeth

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

The Life of St. Columba: As Told by St. Adomnán

Adomnán

St. Brigid of Kildare is consistently among the most popular saints of Ireland. Cruachan Hill Press's Life of St. Brigid of Kildare contains not only her classic vita by Cogitosus, but a wealth of supplemental literature as well. Includes two poems, a medieval homily, andan original essay answering the misguided but regrettably common assertion that Brigid was a pagan goddess. Phillip Campbell's introduction situates her life in the context of 5th-6th century Ireland, examining her legacy in light of overall development of Irish Christianity. Serious students of Irish history and pious Catholics interested in hagiography will both find something to enjoy in this book.

The Life of St. Brigid of Kildare by Cogitosus: And Other Selected Writings

Paladologies, the sequel to Tale of Manaeth, picks up after the departure of the great Queen of Asylia, tracing the fortunes of Manissa's family through the drama of the centuries. The sons of Manissa find themselves increasingly scorned from an entrenched nobility that wants nothing to do with their house-or the mysterious power that flows in their veins. Punctuated with episodes of glory, tragedy, romance, and even comedy, the thirty-six short stories of Paladologies carry the reader through the dizzying and often violent tumults that bring the house of Manissa from disinheritance and despair to restoration, redemption, and glory.Recommended for ages 13 and up due to war sequences and thematic elements.

Paladologies

In For God and Spain, Hugh de Blácam argues that the nationalist rebellion that ushered in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a defensive movement in response to years of unchecked Communist aggression. Focusing on the years 1923-1936, de Blácam chronicles the outrages committed by Red agitators against the Catholic Church that led to the Francoist response.

For God and Spain: The Truth About the Spanish War

de Blácam, Hugh

The Atoning Death of Christ by John Joy offers a devastating critique of the Protestant theory of atonement known as penal substitution, as well as a concise explication of the teachings of St. Anselm and St. Thomas on the subject of Christ's death. Joy demonstrates that the vicarious satisfaction theory of St. Thomas is established as the most satisfactory answer to the age-old question, "How does the death of Jesus procure our salvation?"

The Atoning Death of Christ: St. Thomas's Doctrine of Vicarious Satisfaction

Religion & Spirituality

Joy, John P.

Christian Books & Bibles

The Private Life of the Romans

Johnston, Harold Whetstone

Ancient Civilizations

"St. Catherine Labouré," first published in 1920, is an English adaptation of St. Catherine's original French biography by the Vincentian priest, Fr. Edmond Crapez. Its purpose was to introduce Catherine Labouré--then still a Venerable who had scarcely been dead sixty years--to the English-speaking world. Fr. Crapez's study of St. Catherine thoroughly chronicles her life and spirituality and will leave you with an abiding love for this great messenger of the Miraculous Medal. Appendices contain ecclesiastical indulgences granted for the wearing of the medal and other privileges granted to the Association of the Miraculous Medal.

Saint Catherine Labouré: Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul

Crapez C.M., Fr. Edmond

The St. John Ogilvie Prayer Book is a compilation of prayers, rituals, rites, seasons and events that reflect a Celtic and Catholic spiritual vision. The annual calendar includes not merely the usual feast and fast days, but highlight specifically Celtic saints usually forgotten. The daily office includes Lauds, Terce, Sext, Nones, Vespers and Compline with occasional quotes from Celtic saints, traditional language and Scripture texts from the Douay-Rheims Version. There are occasional prayers and daily prayers in English, Latin and Scots Gaelic. The seasons and days section highlights traditional and Celtic customs from the blessing of bonfires, Beltane blessings, toasts for a ceilidh, prayers for the sick and dying, against evil, Epiphany house blessing, etc. There also are devotions and traditional prayers for attending Mass, as well as to Our Lord (The Way of the Cross, Time before the Blessed Sacrament, etc.), the Holy Ghost and Our Lady (The Rosary in English and Latin, First Saturday Devotion, etc.). Finally, the Litany of Celtic Saints recalls those holy men and women who made an impact on the growth of Catholicism in Celtic lands.

The St. John Ogilvie Prayer Book

Johnson, Joseph

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